HUNG (AROUND) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hung around

verb

past tense of hang around

as in remained

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him

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Recent Examples of hung around The bridal bedchamber featured a white angora carpet and sheer white draperies that hung around the walls. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Blocks from the main entrance to Southern University A&M, a small crowd hung around a convenience store, but people were unwilling to talk about politics, eyeing strangers suspiciously. — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 The chip of bone was placed in a circular container called a reliquary and hung around the saint’s neck. — Clare Whitton, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 The seven-word message became the Washington Commanders’ game-day creed in 2024 and has hung around ever since — literally. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Hartford has battled injuries to many of its key players but treaded water at 5-9-5 (W-D-L) and hung around the playoff line. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026 Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly. — Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 These curious but cautious forest mammals showed up every night at Secret Spring and often seemed to pose for pictures as the remote camera continued taking images as long these furry visitors hung around. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 And the early foul trouble in Game 2 created shades of Games 2 and 3 against the Hawks, where Atlanta hung around just long enough to pull away with one-point victories to take a 2-1 series lead before the Knicks outscored them by nearly 100 points over their final three games. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around

Verb

The initial concept for the solid-state transformer, which miniaturizes the magnetic core and surrounds it with power semiconductors, was patented in 1968 but largely remained a concept until the 2010s.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Pavel Dorofeyev, the team’s most notable trade acquisition over the summer, came close on several occasions but remained stuck on two goals for the season.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

And the reason that family stayed together was because of laughter and obvious love.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The Ohio Supreme Court this week stayed the appellate court’s mandate, meaning that, for now, the trial court’s order is back in effect.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

Despite the warnings, the couple allegedly waited eight hours before seeking medical help when their daughter, Aurora Williams, began experiencing serious medical distress in May.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
On New Year’s Eve 1999, while the world waited to see whether the Y2K bug would knock out computer systems at midnight, Tim Walsh was looking at an apartment near Times Square.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Northwestern’s Dave Davis, the longtime liaison between the university and residents, stuck around and mingled with the big names who had gathered there.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
In the years since the pandemic, retail investors have not only stuck around, but have grown more powerful and more sophisticated.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026